Fraser Chambers welcomes Oliver Francis-Jones who joins for pupillage commencing in October 2023. He accelerated his career with a two-year undergraduate degree in law, has completed a Masters in law and, before coming to the Bar, worked in business. He remains committed to helping others, having previously conducted pro-bono work [...]
Nozima will commence her pupillage in October 2023. She has been working at a solicitors’ firm practicing civil and public law. She represented clients in various immigration proceedings, ranging from appeals at the Tribunal level to costs applications and unlawful detention claims. She also gained experience in commercial and contract [...]
Sonia Simms interviews barrister's. Sonia asked a number of barrister's to provide tips on obtaining pupillage. Video
Daniel commences his pupillage in October. Daniel has been a commercial and financial services paralegal for a nationwide PLC, including assisting in multi-million pound litigation and regulatory compliance and legal policy for all aspects of the company’s business. He also gained valuable experience in defamation, public and employment law. [...]
Dr Anton van Dellen is speaking at 8th National Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) conference in Warsaw. Anton is talking about the investigation of unexplained and suspicious deaths linked to Russian money laundering and the Russian state. Anton has extensive expertise in representing Interested Persons at inquests which have [...]
Case Analysis: Sheeran & Ors v Chokri & Ors [2022] EWHC 827 (Ch) (06 April 2022) Liam Wells, Barrister, Fraser Chambers & Nicholas Reed-Langen, Visiting Scholar, The Hertie School Introduction The music industry is a fickle business. Talent only gets you so far, before you must ride your [...]
Dr Anton van Dellen was instructed by Elo Trustees Limited to prevent the sale of 8 vehicles, including a Batmobile, by Bonhams. The application was opposed by Bonhams, but granted by Mr Justice Foxton in the High Court. The cars were due to be sold later that evening. Anton [...]
Dr Anton van Dellen was instructed by Ricky Waumsley, the partner of Daniel Whitworth, in the inquests which investigated four linked murders in Barking. Following the inquest, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said that it is close to beginning a new investigation into Police Officers who [...]
Dr Anton van Dellen is representing the Defendant, Dunya News, in a claim being brought against it by a Pakistani politician. Mrs Justice Collins Rice outlined the approach to determining meaning in foreign language broadcasts. She also held that certain statements were expressions of opinion rather than fact in [...]
The Defamation Act 2013 marked an attempt to codify some of the pre-existing common law. However, this process has been criticised as potentially introducing further uncertainty. Some of the key areas where further complexities arose are in two of the available defences: honest opinion and public interest. Dr Anton van [...]